Coleus plant named &#39;UF08-5-10&#39;

ABSTRACT

‘UF08-5-10’ is a new coleus plant distinguished by having novel golden yellow, lance-shaped foliage with purple stems, a well-branched growth habit, and desirable late-flowering characteristics, as disclosed herein.

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE PLANT CLAIMED

Solenostemon scutellarioides

CULTIVAR DENOMINATION

‘UF08-5-10’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of coleus plantnamed ‘UF08-5-10’. ‘UF08-5-10’ originated from an open pollinationconducted in May-November 2007 in Gainesville, Fla. between the femalecoleus plant ‘UF07-10-22’ (unpatented) and an unknown male coleus plant.The first asexual reproduction was performed in May 2008 in Gainesville,Fla. by vegetative cuttings using a single seedling (see FIG. 1 forpedigree).

‘UF08-5-10’ has been reproduced asexually for over 5 years throughvegetative cuttings and has been found to retain its distinctivecharacteristics through successive asexual propagations.

‘UF08-5-10’ has not been made publicly available more than one yearprior to the filing date of this application.

When ‘UF08-5-10’ is compared to the female parent ‘UF07-10-22’,‘UF08-5-10’ has large, golden yellow, lance-shaped leaves with limegreen markings and a purple stem, while ‘UF07-10-22’ has lance-shapedleaves colored dull maroon and green with bright yellow margins.

‘UF08-5-10’ is novel compared to all commercial coleus cultivars becauseof its combination of leaf color and shape, and desirable horticulturalfeatures. There is no comparable cultivar that provides the combinationof golden yellow, lance-shaped foliage with well-branched purple stemsand desirable late-flowering characteristics.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishingcharacteristics of ‘UF08-5-10’ when grown under normal horticulturalpractices in Gainesville, Fla. ‘UF08-5-10’ has a consistent, vigorous,spreading growth habit, late season flowering, excellent heat tolerance,and novel golden yellow, lance-shaped leaves with distinct purple stems,characteristics that are significantly different than other coleusplants. It has superior stability in foliage color in both sun and shadeconditions, maintaining stable color in all conditions. It has avigorous, spreading growth habit with excellent lateral branching whengrown as a stock plant, thus providing ample vegetative propagules forproducers. This plant has not been observed to set a significant numberof flowers in any trial to date, thus it is desirable for long-seasonperformance in the landscape, as coleus plants that set seed usuallyexperience late-season leaf drop.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

This new coleus plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs,which show the plant's form and foliage. The colors shown are as true ascan be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.FIGS. 2 and 3 were taken of 9-week-old plants grown from cuttings in1-gallon pots during September-November 2013 in greenhouses inGainesville, Fla.

FIG. 1—shows the pedigree of the claimed plant.

FIG. 2—shows the growth habit, form, and foliage of the claimed plant.

FIG. 3—shows a close-up of the foliage.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The following detailed description sets forth the distinctivecharacteristics of coleus variety ‘UF08-5-10’. The detailed descriptionwas obtained using 9-week-old plants from cuttings growing in a glassgreenhouse in Gainesville, Fla. in late fall 2013. The plants werepinched 2 weeks after cuttings were rooted, then grown in 1-gallon potsfor approximately 9 weeks. Color references are to the R.H.S. ColourChart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 2007 5thEdition.

-   Classification:    -   -   Family.—Lamiaceae.        -   Botanical.— Solenostemon scutellarioides.        -   Common name.—Coleus.        -   Cultivar name.—‘UF08-5-10’.-   Parentage:    -   -   Female parent.—UF07-10-22.        -   Male parent.—Open-pollinated.-   Plant description:    -   -   Form.—Spreading.        -   Habit.—Upright.        -   Height (from top of soil).—34-38 cm.        -   Width (horizontal plant diameter).—48-52 cm.-   Propagation:    -   -   Type cuttings.—Vegetative meristems having at least 1 node.        -   Time to initiate roots.—3-4 days.        -   Time to produce a rooted cutting.—7-10 days.        -   Root habit.—Fibrous.        -   Root description.—Callus forms in 2 to 3 days, roots            initiate in 3-4 days and become a highly branched cutting in            7-10 days.-   Branches:    -   -   Quantity per plant.—8 main branches per plant with numerous            side branches, pinched once. p2 Branch color.—RHS N77A.        -   Texture.—Smooth.        -   Pubescence.—Non-descript.        -   Stem description.—Square-shaped stem, 1.5-2 cm in diameter            at the soil line.        -   Branch diameter.—0.6-0.7 cm at the base of a 25-cm-long            branch.        -   Branch length.—25 cm.        -   Internode length.—3-4 cm.        -   Anthocyanin.—RHS N77A.-   Leaves:    -   -   Quantity of leaves per branch.—16 to 18 Arrangement:            Opposite.        -   Fragrance.—Not fragrant.        -   Shape.—Elliptic.        -   Length.—11-13 cm.        -   Width.—5-6 cm.        -   Apex.—Narrowly acuminate.        -   Base.—Oblique.        -   Margin.—Highly lobed.        -   Leaf texture (both surfaces).—Slightly pubescent upper            surface; smooth lower surface.        -   Pubescence color (both surfaces).—Non-descript with naked            eye.        -   Venation color.—Upper surface: RHS N79C Lower surface: RHS            186A.        -   Venation pattern.—Upper surface: Arcuate Lower surface:            Reticulate.        -   Color.—Immature leaf: Upper surface: RHS 144A with a streaks            of RHS 5C throughout Lower surface: RHS 182B.        -   Color.—Mature leaf: Upper surface: RHS 144A with a streaks            of RHS 5C throughout Lower surface: RHS 182B.        -   Petiole length.—4-5 cm.        -   Petiole diameter.—0.2-0.3 cm.        -   Petiole color.—RHS N79C.-   Flowers and seeds: Flowers and seeds have not been observed.-   Fruit/seed set: Fruit/seed not observed.-   Disease and insect resistance: Disease and insect resistance is    typical of the species, thus no claims are made of any superior    disease or insect resistance with this cultivar. The most common    insect pests observed on this plant in Gainesville, Fla. have been    long-tailed or citrus mealybugs (Pseudococcus sp.), which occur on    older stock plant material held in the greenhouse for over 3-4    months. Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (Bunyaviridae) has also been    observed in plants confined in greenhouses with mixed crops    (peppers) infected with Western flower thrips (Frankliniella    occidentalis). The most common pathogen of this species in the U.S.    is downy mildew (Pernonspora lamii). This pathogen has been observed    in stock materials grown closely together in cooler growing seasons.

What is claimed is:
 1. A new and distinct variety of Solenostemonscutellarioides named ‘UF08-5-10’ as shown and described herein.